Share of global annual deforestation in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of global annual deforestation in Ethiopia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of global annual deforestation in Ethiopia stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Ethiopia peaked at 0.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2015.
Ethiopia ranks 28th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 192.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 18.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 131.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Ethiopia?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Ethiopia was 0.4% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.